Though the Buckeyes went as far as expected in 2009, Ohio State underperformed its tournament seeding for at least four years in a row before that.

Last night the Buckeyes underperformed again, losing badly to Mississippi State (a school OSU beat in the tourney last year).

"Once again we fell apart. We're labeled as soft, and we just played soft," said Sam Prahalis. "I didn't think we could lose that game."

They did, by twenty: MSU's Rack scored thirty in an otherwise balanced game.

Coach Fanning-Otis had a closing message to her Bulldogs: "Stay humble-- and stay hungry." They will play Florida State (in what might be a nearly empty Ohio arena) next.